Section 18, The Education Short title

(I) Where a Local Authority is constituted a Local Education Authority, such Local Authority shall establish an Education Committee for the efficient discharge of its functions in respect of education. (2) Every such Education Committee shall include persons of experience in education and persons acquainted with the educational conditions prevailing in the area for which the Committee acts : Provided that at least half of the members of the Committee shall be members of the Local Authority. (3) Every Local Authority which is constituted a Local Education Authority shall- (i) consider a report from its Education Committee before exercising any of its functions with respect to education ; (ii) have power to authorise its Education Committee to exercise on its behalf any of its functions with respect to education except the power to borrow money or to raise a rate. PART V.-JOINT EDUCATION CoMMITTEES.